Is it permissible to greet the people of desires and religious innovations (bid'ah)?
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Question:
The questioner says: We are on the eve of the blessed festival of 'Id al-Fitr. Is it permissible for us to greet the people of desires and bid'ah (religious innovations)?
Answer:
The people of desires and bid'ah (religious innovations) differ; some have a major bid'ah that entails declaring someone a disbeliever (takfir) and leads to misguidance. One does not greet such a person, but rather boycotts him. As for one whose bid'ah is less than that, not reaching the level of misguidance or disbelief, then he should be advised and shown that minor bid'ah leads to major bid'ah. So he should be advised, or he may greet him. Yes.
The questioner says: We are on the eve of the blessed festival of 'Id al-Fitr. Is it permissible for us to greet the people of desires and bid'ah (religious innovations)?
Answer:
The people of desires and bid'ah (religious innovations) differ; some have a major bid'ah that entails declaring someone a disbeliever (takfir) and leads to misguidance. One does not greet such a person, but rather boycotts him. As for one whose bid'ah is less than that, not reaching the level of misguidance or disbelief, then he should be advised and shown that minor bid'ah leads to major bid'ah. So he should be advised, or he may greet him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز السلام على أصحاب الأهواء والبدع؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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